Anthropomorphic face mask ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3037040

Description

wood, kaolin, black and red paint, coiffure of real hair, the face framed by rectangular pieces of fabric, small packages filled with magical mass attached, min. remains of a net-like bonnet backside, the forehead coated with scarifications in form of vertical grooves in black and white, pierced lancet-shaped tattoos on the cheeks, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (forehead, cheek), fabric dam./fragmentary

The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3037040 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 298 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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